peevish

英 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]

美 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]

adj.  爱生气的; 易怒的; 脾气坏的

GRE

BNC.35624 / COCA.31218

牛津词典

adj.

• 爱生气的；易怒的；脾气坏的
  easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易怒的；脾气坏的
  Someone who ispeevishis bad-tempered.
  1. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish...
     奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
  2. She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
     她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。

英英释义

adj

• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeckishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy

双语例句

• This was a whole different emotional tone, more peevish but less selfish.
  这种心境与以前完全不同，更加的倔强，却少了自私。
• THE discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusion of her mother.
  关于柯林斯先生求婚问题的，讨论差不多就要结束了，现在伊丽莎白只感到一种照例难免的的不愉快，有时候还要听她母亲埋怨一两声。
• She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
  她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。
• I then quitted her again, and she drew the bolt in one of her worst, most peevish humours.
  然后我又离开了她，她在一种最坏的、最乖张的心情中上了门闩。
• She's always fretful and peevish like this, so just leave her alone.
  她动不动就闹小性儿，让她闹去，甭理她。
• Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
  易于抱怨或发牢骚的，脾气坏的，暴躁的。
• Joseph!'cried a peevish voice, simultaneously with me, from the inner room.
  “约瑟夫！”从里屋传来的一个抱怨的声音跟我同时叫起来。
• I cannot speak Any beginning to this peevish odds;
  我说不出这场任性的争吵是怎麽开始的；
• She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.
  她报告说他是一个多病的任性的东西。
• Do say you will. I think I should not be peevish with you: you'd not provoke me, and you'd always be ready to help me, wouldn't you? '
  我想我一定不会跟你发脾气，你是不会惹我生气的，而且你总是想帮助我的，不是吗？